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Saturn's Moon Iapetus Has A 'Belt'

Posted by timothy on from the it's-a-peach dept.

Believe writes "In another unexpected find by Cassini-Huygens, Saturn's moon Iapetus shows a bulging waistline. According to the story, the dark side of the moon is almost perfectly bisected by a tall, narrow ridge that runs for 1300 km (808 mi) and rises up to 20 km (12 mi) high. This height is amazing in such a small moon; it rivals Olympus Mons on Mars which is a body 5 times its size."

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  1. Re:It's all about justification by MerryGoByeBye · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is that your idea of logic, Wattson? We were discussing science projects with clear benefits vs slaughter as financial options for Congress here, when you wander in like a child out of the wilderness with a comment that has little to no analogy to what we were discussing. How does your burger benefit your ass, I wonder?

    In case you're still having trouble, I wasn't suggesting that anything cheaper than the Iraq war deserves US funding. Try again. But maybe you should wait for all that grease to filter out of your bloodstream first; it seems to be affecting your thinking.